Assistant Professor
Dr. Leon-Boys (PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of South Florida. Her research and teaching interests are in critical media and cultural studies, Latinx studies, and girlhood studies. Her work focuses on the representation of girls of color in a post-network digital era against the backdrop of contemporary post-feminism and neoliberal frameworks.
Dr. Leon-Boys is a leader and developer of the subfield of Latina girls’ media studies. Her book manuscript in progress combines a critique of postfeminism, intersectional analysis, an exploration of girlhood studies, TV and film studies, theme park ethnographies, advertising and promotional cultural analysis, and ethnic and cultural studies analysis.
Some of her work has appeared in the journals Feministas Unidas, Journal of Children and Media, Girlhood Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, and various edited collections such as: Latina/o/x Communication Studies: Theories, Methods, and Practice (2019), Black Mirror and Critical Media Theory (2018), and Teaching, Learning, and Intersecting Identities in Higher Education (2011).
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About Diana Leon-Boys
Dr. Leon-Boys (PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of South Florida. Her research and teaching interests are in critical media and cultural studies, Latinx studies, and girlhood studies. Her work focuses on the representation of girls of color in a post-network digital era against the backdrop of contemporary post-feminism and neoliberal frameworks.
Dr. Leon-Boys is a leader and developer of the subfield of Latina girls’ media studies. Her book manuscript in progress combines a critique of postfeminism, intersectional analysis, an exploration of girlhood studies, TV and film studies, theme park ethnographies, advertising and promotional cultural analysis, and ethnic and cultural studies analysis.
Some of her work has appeared in the journals Feministas Unidas, Journal of Children and Media, Girlhood Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, and various edited collections such as: Latina/o/x Communication Studies: Theories, Methods, and Practice (2019), Black Mirror and Critical Media Theory (2018), and Teaching, Learning, and Intersecting Identities in Higher Education (2011).
| Present | Assistant Professor, University of South Florida ‐ Department of Communication | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2020 - Present | Reviewer, Journal of Children and Media | 2019 - Present | Postgraduate Research Representative, International Girlhood Studies Association | 2010 - Present | Member, National Communication Studies Association | Member, Latina/o Studies Association | Member, NWSA Girls and Girls Studies Caucus | Member, National Communication Association | Member, National Women’s Studies Association |
Honors and Awards
- 2020 - Latinx Congratulatory Graduate Student Leadership Award, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
- 2019-2020 - University of Illinois Institute of Communications Research Block Grant, Fellowship University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
- 2013 - Outstanding Master’s Student Award, Department of Communication and Journalism, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
- 2015-2018 - University of Illinois Distinguished Fellowship
Courses
- COM 4931 - Disney and the Politics of Popular Culture
| 2015 - 2020 | Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | |
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| 2011 - 2013 | M.A., University of New Mexico | |
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| 2006 - 2010 | B.A., Southwestern University | |
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